Chapter 1
Year 529 of the Cultivation Era.
Jiangnan Province, Misty Rain City, Heavenly Water High School.
“Students, over five hundred years ago, celestial phenomena appeared, spiritual energy revived, and countless ancient secret realms emerged, opening the door for our transition from the technological era to the era of universal cultivation.”
“Now, in this golden age where everyone cultivates…”
“If you don’t work hard at cultivation, it means that once you leave school, you’ll be eliminated by society and left behind by the times!”
“So…”
“W-where am I?!”
Yun Mochen suddenly lifted his head from the desk, looking around at the familiar yet strange surroundings.
“Didn’t I die… ah… my head hurts!”
“No… it was just a dream…”
Fragmented memories flooded Yun Mochen’s mind chaotically.
For a moment, he even felt like a transmigrator, as if everything before him had nothing to do with him.
In those fragmented dreams.
He seemed to have become an imposing Sword Immortal, capable of shattering stars with a wave of his hand, roaming freely across the cosmos…
The memory fragments shifted again.
He saw terrifying creatures with ferocious appearances, capable of splitting heaven and earth with their bare hands.
Emerging from countless spontaneously appearing spatial vortices, descending like torrential rain…
“I was killed?”
At the end of the vision.
Yun Mochen only saw himself being pierced through the chest by an unimaginably terrifying spear during battle.
His thoughts returned to reality.
“Inhale~ Exhale~! Such a vivid dream! I’ll never doze off in class again…”
He took a deep breath, but even after calming down, the lingering unease in his heart refused to dissipate.
The dream memories in his mind grew increasingly hazy.
The inexplicable sense of alienation he felt upon waking up had completely vanished.
“Brother Yun, don’t be upset.”
“Honestly, your thing with Zhu Qing’an was never meant to be.”
Just then, a voice reached Yun Mochen’s ears.
He turned to see a chubby face approaching, with a neck nearly invisible beneath it.
From his slightly clearer memories emerged three words:
“Xu Jiupan?”
“Brother Yun, you really shouldn’t be sad about this!”
“Let me put it this way – in terms of family background, she’s from an Emperor Clan, the beloved daughter of Emperor Zhu himself!”
“As for cultivation talent, you’re only at Qi Refining Stage Level 7, while Zhu Qing’an has already reached Foundation Establishment Stage Level 3!”
“That’s a whole major realm difference…”
“And as for looks… well, Brother Yun, this is your only redeeming quality – your looks barely match hers.”
“So Brother Yun, no matter how you compare, you’re not worthy of Zhu Qing’an. Stop dreaming about eating swan meat.”
When the name Zhu Qing’an was mentioned, Yun Mochen’s heart inexplicably trembled.
An image of a woman instantly appeared in his mind.
A stunningly beautiful woman whose every smile and frown stirred his heart.
His hands subconsciously clenched into fists, trembling slightly.
“So what are you worried about?”
“It’s just meeting her dad tonight, having him throw some money or spirit stones in your face, then you compromise and break up with her.”
“Even if you didn’t get the swan meat, you at least plucked some feathers – totally worth it, bro!”
The next second, Yun Mochen turned coldly toward Xu Jiupan without hesitation:
“If it were you, would you be willing?”
“I’d tell her dad off!”
Xu Jiupan immediately put himself in the scenario, as if Zhu Qing’an were really his girlfriend, his narrow eyes widening with effort.
Almost gnashing his teeth in anger.
Yun Mochen’s lips twitched as he glared:
“Get lost.”
Actually, Xu Jiupan’s reaction wasn’t just due to his annoying personality – there was another reason.
Zhu Qing’an was simply too beautiful!
Not just in school, but across the entire nation of billions, few women could compare.
When she first arrived at Heavenly Water High, the previously contested title of school belle was unanimously awarded to her without debate.
On the day Yun Mochen and Zhu Qing’an announced their relationship, many were so enraged they nearly ground their teeth to dust.
For a long time afterward, Yun Mochen often detected strange tastes in his water cup…
Most importantly, Zhu Qing’an was an Emperor’s Daughter, the beloved child of a Great Emperor-level powerhouse.
This alone placed her starting point far beyond what ordinary people could hope to reach.
Let alone someone like Yun Mochen with no background whatsoever.
Only by breaking through the Great Ascension Stage to become a Tribulation Transcension cultivator could one be titled Emperor.
Becoming an existence revered across the cosmos, standing above countless millions.
Currently, there were five Great Emperors in Huaxia: Emperor Yun, Emperor Jiang, Emperor Zhu, Emperor Luo, and Emperor Meng.
Representing the five great Cultivation Emperor Clans.
As for Zhu Qing’an mentioned by Xu Jiupan, she was the daughter of Emperor Zhu from the Zhu Clan, one of the five great clans.
The story began a year ago.
Zhu Qing’an grew up sheltered within her clan, innocent and kind-hearted.
Her father Emperor Zhu worried she might suffer in the cultivation world, so he sent her to Yun Mochen’s high school.
To let her experience the real cultivation world in advance.
Later, Zhu Qing’an met Yun Mochen.
Yun Mochen’s aloof and taciturn nature.
Exerted a strange attraction on the simple-hearted Zhu Qing’an, making her unwittingly fall for him.
So during an after-school walk three months ago, they officially became a couple…
Three months of sweetness and warmth passed swiftly in each other’s company.
To Yun Mochen, it all felt like an incomparably beautiful yet illusory dream.
But this dream was shattered last night by an unknown caller.
The middle-aged man’s voice on the phone was cold, simply stating:
“I’m Zhu Qing’an’s father. Wait for me at the school gate tomorrow – we need to talk.”
Today, Zhu Qing’an didn’t come to class.
Combined with last night’s call, Yun Mochen already had a pretty good idea.
Returning to the present.
Yun Mochen stared blankly at the saliva-dampened textbook, lost in thought.
“I’d rather return to the dream… reality is too hard.”
Just then, the sticky liquid on the textbook began to writhe.
In the blink of an eye, two lines of text appeared before him:
[Greetings, Yun Mochen.]
[Congratulations on your return.]
Yun Mochen’s heart shook violently, his pupils contracting as if facing something terrifying. He instinctively tugged Xu Jiupan’s sleeve.
“Jiupan, do you see these two lines on my textbook?”
Xu Jiupan looked puzzled:
“Brother Yun, such big words on the textbook and you can’t see them?”
“Do you need glasses?”
Yun Mochen quickly asked:
“You see them too? Read them to me!”
Xu Jiupan rolled his eyes and sighed:
“The origins of cultivation come from…”
“Okay, stop.”
Before he could finish, Yun Mochen waved him off.
“Never mind.”
Then focused again on the textbook.
“Who are you?”
Before Yun Mochen could voice the thought, the liquid writhed again:
[I am the Monument of Time and Space. In this world you’re in, I have a corresponding name.]
[System Child.]
“What kind of name is System Child…”
“Holy shit, a system!”
Muttering to himself, Yun Mochen suddenly realized.
As an avid novel reader, Yun Mochen trembled with excitement.
Seeing his state, Xu Jiupan sighed deeply and shook his head:
“Ah, that woman must have hurt Brother Yun too deeply…”
The words on the textbook changed again:
[Enough talk. Want to bind with the system?]
[But there’s a price.]
“A price?”
“With a system, what price would scare me?”
“Roaming the cosmos in the future, proving my path to become Emperor… what couldn’t a system handle?”
Thinking this, Yun Mochen didn’t hesitate, nodding excitedly while whispering:
“Agree!”
The words instantly vanished.
Transforming into a streak of light that flew between his brows.
Yun Mochen felt nothing unusual.
Except for a sudden tremor in his heart, as if he’d lost something important.
Then, a humanized voice sounded in his mind:
“Ding! Congratulations, Host, for awakening the system!”
- Cultivation Stages: Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Golden Core → Nascent Soul → Spirit Transformation → Soul Division → Unity → Great Ascension → Tribulation Transcension…
[First 15 chapters plant many foreshadowings, relatively calm – keep reading for guaranteed high-intensity action!]
[Foreshadowing starts low and builds up, considering different readers’ acceptance levels – deeper elements appear after 100 chapters.]
[Tastes vary – if you don’t like it, leave peacefully. Keep good karma, thanks.]
